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While I was going through my freezer I came across a bunch of shredded cooked chicken which was quite fortuitous as I had recently been thinking of a chicken pot pie that I remembered eating at my grandmothers house when I was a kid. With such perfect timing I thought that I would just have to try making a chicken pot pie. A chicken pot pie is pretty simple savoury pie containing chicken, vegetables, and a creamy sauce. You can make the pie with a top and bottom crust or just the top crust or you can even use biscuits to form a crust. Since I wanted to work on my pie crust skills I decided to go with the full pie crust. For the filling, I wanted a lot of vegetables and some thyme and on a last minute whim I decided to throw in some miso for some extra flavour. I was a bit worried as I have not had much luck with pie crusts, but the chicken pot pie turned out surprisingly well. The crust was my best so far, though I still need to work on my crimping skills. It was nice and light and flaky and crispy and golden brown and buttery and good! The filling was really tasty and the miso worked well in it. I am a bit surprised that something so simple can be so good. This is comfort food at its best!

Directions:1. Pulse the flour, salt adn sugar in a food processor to mix.2. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal, about 6-8 times.3. Add a tablespoon of water at a time pulsing in between until it starts to clump together.4. Place the dough on a clean surface and shape it into a disc.5. Wrap the dough in plastic and refridgerate for at least an hour.6. Roll the dough into a 12 inch circle about 1/8 of an inch thick on a lightly floured surface.7. Place the dough into the pie plate and form it.8. Chill in the freezer for 30 minutes.9. Place a piece of parchment paper in the pie and fill it with rice or beans to hold it down.10. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 15 minutes.11. Remove the parchment papaer and weight and poke the bottom of the crust with a fork a few times.12. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.